What other useful property does Blood Agar have and what does it tell us about the bacteria growing on it?
Explain how the growth characteristics of the organism Listeria monocytogenes influence its ability to cause disease?
November 7, 2018Explain how it is possible for both organisms to be found in the same wound when their growth characteristics are fundamentally different.
November 7, 2018What other useful property does Blood Agar have and what does it tell us about the bacteria growing on it?
What other useful property does Blood Agar have and what does
it tell us about the bacteria growing on it?
Explain the difference between a selective medium and a differential medium. Give an
example of each type. In the laboratory we plated our nose and throat swabs onto Blood Agar plates which is
an enriched medium. Why did we plate those particular samples on Blood Agar and
not Nutrient Agar? What other useful property does Blood Agar have and what does
it tell us about the bacteria growing on it?